Airbnb starts collecting Colorado sales tax
This week, Airbnb started collecting and remitting Colorado sales tax, in a policy designed to highlight cooperation between the company and the state. While they had already been collecting taxes in five Colorado cities, this change will now apply to properties statewide. [Denver Business Journal]
TeamSnap raises $25M
Boulder’s TeamSnap announced a $25 million round this week. The financing follows significant growth for the company, which has nearly 15 million customers in more than 195 countries. TeamSnap said they plan to increase their workforce by about 50 percent over the next year, with positions already available in engineering and customer service. [Built In Colorado]
Return Path acquires ThreatWave
Email data company Return Path announced this week they had acquired Louisville-based ThreatWave. ThreatWave provides real-time data intelligence to the reputation, security and marketing intelligence communities. Through the deal, Return Path will acquire all of ThreatWave’s data and technology, team and client roster. However, ThreatWave will operate independently as ThreatWave, a ReturnPath company. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. [Press release]
Rockies Venture Club closes 18 rounds in 2016
Angel investing group Rockies Venture Club announced this week they had closed 18 rounds of funding in 2016, investing in companies like Logrr and Ascent360. The organization said 10 of the rounds were for new companies, and that since 2014, more than half of their investments have been in companies with female or minority leadership. [InnovatioNews]
CU Denver gets $5M for media and technology center
Following a $5 million gift from Comcast, CU Denver announced this week plans to open a media and technology center for students and members of the local business community. Set to open in March, the center will focus on the intersections of technology, art and entrepreneurship, offering multidisciplinary coursework and skills training. [Denver Post]
Walkthrough raises seed round for expansion
This week, BusinessDen profiled VR startup Walkthrough, which raised a $325,000 seed round in January. The company, which allows prospective homebuyers to “walk through” a property in VR prior to visiting it, said they plan to expand to San Francisco to take advantage of the city’s booming housing market. [BusinessDen]
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